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Viewing Interface Status

Owned by Viktoryia Varapayeva (Deactivated)
Aug 19, 2022
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The Ports Present table provides the list of switched access interfaces for the entire network, the aggregate interface list for any chosen device group, and the list of interfaces for any chosen LAN switch or distribution switch.

Sort the Ports Present table by the # End Hosts column to more easily show the switch ports with the highest number of connected hosts.

The Ports Present table data defaults include the following:

  • Action icon: Provides the Action menu with View Interface History, Set Admin Status, Edit Description, and Edit VLAN Membership options.

  • Device Name: The Ethernet switching device to which the interface is associated (live link to the Device Viewer).

  • Interface: The switched port identifier (live link to the Interface Viewer, displays the History of the port).

  • VRF Name: The name of the VRF instance.

  • Interface Description: Functional description of the LAN switched port type.

  • Interface Type: The standard interface type supported by the port. For switched Ethernet, this value will typically be ethernet-csmacd.

  • Interface MAC: The 48-bit hardware address for each port in the Link Changes list (live link to the Interface Viewer, displays the history of the port).

  • Trunk Status: The switched interface's trunk status.

  • If Oper Status: The switched interface's operating status.

  • If Admin Status: The switched interface's Admin status (whether the port is administratively enabled by the operator).

  • Speed: The line speed of each listed interface.

  • #End Hosts: The number of detected End Hosts bound to each listed interface, if any (live link to the End Hosts Present page).

Pay special attention to the # End Hosts column. As with any data column, you can sort by this value, upwards or downwards. Choosing Sort Descending brings all switch interfaces with connected hosts to the top of the table, with the interfaces having the highest number of connected hosts at the top. For any switched interface, clicking the numeric hyperlink in the # End Hosts column will close the Ports Present table and display the End Hosts Present table listing only the end hosts associated with the specific interface. You can readily identify each connected host by their respective host names, host IP address, VLAN name, and other information.